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The Spinster Club, located in Morgantown, operated in the first decades of the twentieth century and was comprised of young women who were high school graduates.

1. Member of the Spinster Club

The Spinster Club, located in Morgantown, operated in the first decades of the twentieth century and was comprised of young women who were high school graduates.

2. Member of the Spinster Club

The Spinster Club, located in Morgantown, operated in the first decades of the twentieth century and was comprised of young women who were high school graduates.

3. Member of the Spinster Club

4. Elizabeth Laylon

Boy standing in front of house on winter day.

5. Adopted Children at Pearl Buck's Home

6. Woman and Young Girl in Yard

7. Four Women and Girl on Porch

The girl is wearing a paper crown, likely for a birthday or other special occasion.

8. Birthday Girl Under Tree

One woman is perched in the tree, while another is on a ladder.  They are potentially picking fruit.

9. Two Women with Tree

10. Two Women Sit in Doorway

11. Two Women Pose for Photo

An unidentified woman is pictured in a yard with her hand placed on a chair. She is likely a relative to Walter Dix Lewis.

12. Relative of the Lewis Family

The two women, likely sisters, are dressed in warm clothes.

13. Portrait of Two Women, Fairmont, W. Va.

A young, unidentified girl leans against a piano as she reads a book.

14. Girl Reading Book, likely Preston County, W. Va.

15. 4-H Family, Likely Fayette County. W. Va.

Two unidentified girls lean back in a lawn chair.  A hammock is visible to the right.

16. Two Girls Relaxing on a Lawn Chair, Valley Point, W. Va.

Portrait of an unidentified woman. She is wearing a necklace with a large pendant.

17. Unidentified Woman, likely in Preston County, W. Va.

Two unidentified women sit with their pet dog on a lawn.

18. Two Women and Dog Outside Home, likely in Preston County, W. Va.

A young, unidentified girl and her cat pose on a home porch.

19. Girl and Cat likely in Harrison County, W. Va.

Four women and one man identified as Zinn family members pose together in front of a fence.

20. Zinn Relatives Outside an Unidentified Location

Four fashionably dressed Zinn family members are pictured together.

21. Relatives of Mrs. Earl R. Zinn

Portrait of an unidentified Zinn family member.

22. Relative of Mrs. Earl R. Zinn

Wright, left, is pictured with an unidentified woman on his lap. Photos are from an album belonging to a member of the U.S.S. West Virginia.  William Wright, Radio Technician 2C, was on the ship from 1944-45 and saw action at Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.

23. Seaman William Wright and Female in Hula Skirt, Pearl Harbor, Hi.

Portrait of a woman identified as a Jollife relative.

24. Unidentified Jollife Family Members, Morgantown, W. Va.

A man and a woman identified as Jollife family members are pictured in the Stewart and Wise photo studio.

25. Jollife Family Members, Mannington, W. Va.

Portrait of a girl identified as a Jollife relative.

26. Young Jollife Family Member in Unidentified Location

Portrait of a woman identified as a Jollife relative.

27. Unidentified Jollife Family Member, Parkersburg, W. Va.

28. Jollife Family Member, Morgantown, W. Va.

29. Jollife Family Members

30. Jollife Relative in Unidentified Location

Portrait of an unidentified female Jollife family member.

31. Jollife Relative, Fostoria, Ohio

32. Unidentified Jollife Family Member

33. Unidentified Jollife Family Members

34. Unidentified Jollife Family Member

An unidentified female student poses on a lawn.

35. Terra Alta High School Student, Terra Alta, W. Va.

An unidentified female student stands outside of a building.

36. Terra Alta High School Student, Terra Alta, W. Va.

An unidentified female student poses for her school photo.

37. Terra Alta High School Student Portrait, Terra Alta, W. Va.

An unidentified young girl poses with a cow for this 'Rural Life in West Virginia' advertisement.

38. Rural Life in West Virginia

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.A group of people pose before an excursion to Blackwater Falls; the caption on the back of the print reads: "Vinegar Hill in background. These houses in back of Tannery. R.R. excursion toward Blackwater Falls."

39. Group of People Waiting for Train to Blackwater Falls, Fairmont, W. Va.

An unidentified woman poses next to a sign for Negro Mountain. Negro Mountain is a part of the Allegheny Mountains that extends from Deep Creak Lake, Maryland to  Pennsylvania. The woman pictured is likely standing next to a sign on Interstate-68 in Maryland.

40. Woman Posing Beside Negro Mountain Sign Likely in Maryland

A boat transporting unidentified people crosses the Cheat River.

41. Boat on Cheat River, Monongalia County, W. Va.

A photo from a photograph album of late nineteenth century images featuring residents from Keyser, W. Va. One of the women is identified as "Katherine," though it is unclear which one.

42. Portrait of Two Women, likely from Keyser, W. Va.

Unidentified group of people pose for photo in their masquerade costumes in the town of Nitro, W. Va..

43. Group in Costume for a Masquerade, Nitro, W. Va.

The flooded town is shown with mountains in the background and the "P.R.R. Railroad tracks in foreground."

44. Flood Scene, Johnstown, PA.

Early twentieth century students walking away from Woodburn Hall likely between classes at West Virginia University.

45. People in Front of Woodburn Hall, West Virginia University

"Iron Bridge Up M & K Railroad."  Men and women stand on a bridge over a creek.

46. "Iron Bridge" for M & K Railroad Line

Group of unidentified people, likely West Virginia University students, pose for a portrait on steps.

47. Group Portrait at Brown's

Group portrait of Old Folks' Party, possibly at West Virginia University.

48. Portrait Of Old Folks' Party